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C KYUSHU-OKINAWA Economy:

h Agriculture, forestry, and coastal fisheries form a
a large portion of the prefectural economy. Regional
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t agricultural specialties include Saga beef, onions, and
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r strawberries. The prefecture is the largest producer of
mochigome (sticky rice) and greenhouse mandarin
oranges in Japan.

Customs and Heritage:

-Arita, Imari and Karatsu: Famous for the beautiful
porcelain that is created there.

-Saga Castle- A Japanese castle located in the city of
Saga, it's built on a plain rather than a hill or moun-
tain, and is surrounded by a wall instead of being
built above a stone base.
-The Seven Wise Men of Saga: A name given to the
Kyushu is the third largest island of Japan and most following seven men from Saga, each of whom have
Southwesterly of its four main islands. The histori- made a significant contribution to Japan during the
cal name is Saikaido, referring to Kyushu and its sur- last days of the Tokugawa Shogunate, and into the
rounding islands. The island is mountainous, and Meiji Restoration.
Japan's most active volcano, Mt. Aso, is on Kyushu.
There are many other signs of tectonic activity along- -Lord Naomasa Nabeshima: Helped development of
side Mt. Aso, including many areas of hot springs. Saga through European technology and culture.

The Kyushu Region consists of the seven prefectures -Sano Tsunetami: Founded the Japanese Red Cross.
on the island of Kyushu and also Okinawa Prefecture -Shima Yoshitake: Contributed to the exploration of
to the south: Saga, Kumamoto, Nagasaki, Oita, Ka- Hokkaido.
goshima, Miyazaki, Okinawa and Fukuoka.
-Soejima Taneomi: Known for his Chinese Poetry
SAGA and talented writing skills.

is a prefecture in the northwest part of the island of -Oki Takato- Made contributions to the establishment
Kyushu, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and of the education system in Japan.
the Ariake Sea. The western part of the prefecture is -Eto Shimpei: Created the foundation for Japan's ju-
a region famous for producing ceramics and porce- dicial system.
lain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and
Arita. The capital is the city of Saga. -Okuma Shigenobu: Served two terms as Prime
Minister, and established Waseda University.
Area: 2,439.58 km2 (941.93 sq mi)
Cuisine: N/A
Total Population: 575,782

Major Cities:
Imari Saga (capital)

Kanzaki Takeo

Karatsu Taku
Kashima Tosu

Ogi Ureshino
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